Customs clearance for Bergamo. Engineering, rubber-plastics and textiles, with customs a few kilometres away.
We handle customs formalities for Bergamo businesses from our Brescia department, a few kilometres along the motorway: export and import declarations, document checks and Intrastat returns.
Answers to the most common questions.
Do you handle customs formalities for Bergamo companies?
Yes, we handle export and import declarations, Intrastat and document checks for companies in Bergamo and its province, from our Brescia customs department, an Authorised Economic Operator.
Do the goods have to pass through Brescia to be cleared?
Not always. If the goods transit through our hub, the declaration is made at our warehouses under simplified procedure. If they leave directly from your plant, we agree with you how and where to lodge it according to the journey.
How do I know whether my machine is dual-use?
It is checked by comparing the product's technical characteristics with the lists in EU Regulation 2021/821. Send us the technical data sheet: we tell you whether further analysis is needed before you accept the order.
Do you collect goods in Bergamo?
Yes, we collect from your premises throughout the province of Bergamo and arrange road, sea or air transport together with the customs formalities.
What does a Bergamo company need from customs?
Customs close by, without opening an office
Many companies in the province of Bergamo export more than their internal structure can follow on the customs side. Our department, an Authorised Economic Operator, works for them like an external office: it receives invoices and packing lists, prepares declarations and deals with customs. Goods can leave from your plant or pass through our Brescia hub, where the declaration is made under simplified procedure before loading.
Engineering: dual-use goods
Machine tools, control systems, sensors and some components may fall under dual-use goods, meaning they can also serve military purposes, governed by EU Regulation 2021/821. This is decided by the product's technical characteristics, not its trade name. Before a sale outside the Union we check with you whether an export authorisation is needed: finding out with the goods already packed means stopping the shipment.
Rubber and plastics: the right code
Seals, hoses, profiles, compounds and technical articles in rubber or plastic are classified under different customs headings according to material, processing and use. The code determines the duty at destination, the documents required and, for some substances, dangerous goods obligations. We start from the technical and safety data sheets and share with you the reasoning behind the classification.
Textiles: preferential origin and sample collections
For yarns, fabrics and garments, preferential origin, the one that reduces duty in the customer's country, depends on the processing carried out and not on the place of dispatch. It must be proven with suppliers' declarations. Those sending samples and collections to trade fairs outside the Union can use temporary export or the ATA carnet, so the goods return without paying duties.
Importing raw materials and components
For those buying outside the Union we check code, origin and value before arrival and tell you the duties and VAT to expect. After clearance the goods can be delivered to Bergamo or stay in our warehouse and be called off in batches.
Trade with Europe: Intrastat
Sales and purchases with other Union countries do not go through customs but must be summarised in Intrastat returns. We prepare them from your invoices, together with a check of the proof of delivery that supports the VAT-free invoice.
